United States Economic Optimism Index

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

48.7

Units In

N/A

50.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

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Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
62.9 Mar 2002	35.8 Aug 2011	49.16	2001-2025	Technometrica Market Intelligence/The Investor's Business Daily

IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index measures Americans' opinions and outlooks on the economy. The index is based on a nationwide survey of 900 adults and evaluates six-month economic outlook, personal financial outlook, confidence in federal economic policies. Reading above 50 indicates optimism, and below 50 indicates pessimism.

Latest Updates

The RealClearMarkets/TIPP Economic Optimism Index fell to 48.7 in August of 2025, reflecting fresh pessimism on the economy after the 50.9 in the previous month had briefly interrupted a five-month streak of negative readings. In the meantime, the index measuring the six-month economic outlook dropped by 0.6 points to 45.5 while the personal financial outlook, which reflects how Americans feel about their own finances in the upcoming six months, slumped by 2.3 points to 53.4. In turn, the gauge measuring the confidence in Federal economic policies dropped by 3.4 points to 47.3.